The e.w. scripps company (SSP)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

-18,378

19,749

-14,617

67,235

-82,477

10,529

-474

39,922

-15,687

130,406

-209,647

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax

0

-36,328

-2,595

7,313

-8,605

1,072

9,611

-

-

101,536

-10,695

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

-18,378

56,077

-12,022

59,922

-73,872

9,457

-10,085

-

-

28,870

-198,952

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

86,986

63,987

56,343

55,204

49,791

32,180

30,522

49,332

40,069

44,894

44,360

Asset Impairment Charges

0

0

35,732

0

24,613

0

0

-

-

-

-

Impairment of programming assets

0

8,900

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Impairment of long-lived assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,000

0

-

Impairment of goodwill, indefinite and long-lived assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

216,413

Loss (gain) on disposition of investments

930

-251

6,106

0

0

-

-3,000

0

0

2,275

752

Contract termination fees

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,663

0

0

-

(Gain)/loss on sale of property and equipment

1,692

-1,255

-169

-480

-305

2,872

-296

-474

124

-1,218

444

Programming assets and liabilities

-17,900

12,788

9,172

2,327

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

-4,665

19,354

-16,084

38,794

-26,210

5,384

-4,344

8,297

9,786

25,822

45,271

Excess tax benefits of share-based compensation plans

-

-

-

-

-

8,352

0

4,206

5,814

9,559

372

Stock and deferred compensation plans

14,912

10,741

15,872

10,857

9,873

6,992

5,780

8,223

7,197

8,892

7,131

Pension expense, net of contributions

-13,066

-4,052

-6,738

4,936

58,358

4,433

7,877

5,903

4,840

-62,774

1,253

Liability for withdrawal from GCIU employer retirement fund

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital

117,446

16,159

22,190

33,646

40,434

-29,243

31,210

-60,594

41,779

-32,388

31,530

Miscellaneous, net

8,927

2,645

-5,619

1,677

602

1,830

4,925

-1,620

7,299

-8,196

4,802

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations

-27,452

130,231

30,185

135,897

3,026

78,295

6,761

172,582

14,787

59,280

87,180

Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations

0

10,680

10,667

10,596

5,844

23,760

26,744

-

-

6,691

-8,522

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

-27,452

140,911

40,852

146,493

8,870

102,055

33,505

-

-

65,971

78,658

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

1,190,422

149,469

280,940

43,500

46,838

149,284

0

-

-

-

-

Acquisition of intangible assets

24,864

7,229

9,745

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Change in restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1,800

0

7,510

0

-

Acquisitions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

266

216,143

0

-

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

5,856

38

511

-

-

101

Proceeds from sale of property held for sale

-

-

-

-

14,500

0

0

-

-

-

-

Additions to property and equipment

61,043

53,253

17,932

25,911

20,788

16,300

15,857

30,210

12,183

18,241

39,453

Decrease in short-term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-8,950

Proceeds from sale of long -term investments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

472

Purchase of investments

1,871

558

836

2,128

7,658

2,652

1,575

5,066

9,045

1,673

3,366

Proceeds from FCC repack

6,959

1,530

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Miscellaneous, net

-6,734

-2,307

-12,886

-147

-3,300

-2,007

-69

-2,607

-4,388

-12,096

-

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations

-1,264,507

-206,672

-296,567

-71,392

-57,484

-160,373

-15,525

-32,424

-240,493

-7,818

-33,296

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations

0

79,188

-2,500

-2,036

-3,878

-1,564

-4,358

-

-

162,895

-297

Net cash used in investing activities

-1,264,507

-127,484

-299,067

-73,428

-61,362

-161,937

-19,883

-

-

155,077

-33,593

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

1,261,175

0

700,000

0

200,000

0

200,000

0

212,000

0

-

Payments on long-term debt

8,728

5,656

393,927

6,635

122,406

2,000

196,100

15,900

0

34,900

25,250

Deferred financing costs

31,295

0

9,671

0

2,592

483

2,470

993

8,871

330

3,062

Dividends paid

16,374

16,395

0

0

59,523

0

0

-

-

-

-

Repurchase of Class A Common shares

584

32,323

17,885

44,401

16,222

21,237

74,199

23,564

51,383

0

-

Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised

0

1,857

1,461

4,641

7,249

16,579

46,624

18,215

2,514

8,394

2,876

Tax payments related to shares withheld for vested stock and RSUs

3,831

3,796

4,576

2,681

5,237

4,261

6,270

7,658

9,596

12,071

-

Excess tax benefits from stock compensation plans

-

-

-

-

-

8,352

0

4,206

5,814

9,559

372

Miscellaneous, net

17,463

1,316

-2,840

-4,258

575

-1,264

-2,484

289

-1,807

314

-10,972

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

1,217,826

-54,997

272,562

-

-

-

-35,009

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in discontinued financing activities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-110

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations

-

-

-

-53,334

1,844

-4,314

-34,899

-25,405

148,671

-29,034

-36,036

Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

-13

-15

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

-74,146

-41,585

14,347

19,731

-50,648

-64,196

-21,387

114,753

-77,035

197,243

3,812

Change in cash  discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,229

-5,217

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures
Interest paid

61,299

33,673

18,956

15,620

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Income taxes paid

13,183

3,729

1,756

1,100

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash investing information
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable

983

693

286

102

-

-

-

-

-

-

-